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Reports available as PDFs can be downloaded here. To receive printed copies of these and other reports, please contact traffic@traffic.org or TRAFFIC, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK, stating clearly which report(s) you wish to receive and your postal address

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Wildlife Cybercrime in China: E-commerce and social media monitoring in 2016 (PDF: 500KB) by Yu Xiao, Jing Guan and Ling Xu (May 2017). TRAFFIC. This document follows on from TRAFFIC's 2015 report that revealed that China’s e-commerce platforms have become major channels for the sale of illegal wildlife products, and assesses the current situation and new developments on this issue.

Flying Under the Radar: Wildlife Trafficking in the Air Transport sector(PDF) by Mary Utermohlen & Patrick Baine (2017). TRAFFIC. Cambridge, UK. This report examines the overall conclusions that can be drawn from the seizure data contained within the C4ADS Air Seizure Database, maps out the international and domestic transit routes that appear in our data, and details methods used by traffickers.

Wildlife trade control: CAFTA-DR Regional Gap Analysis Report (1.3 MB) (2009). 67pp. TRAFFIC North America. Washington D.C.: World Wildlife Fund. A review undertaken as part of a US Department of State–funded effort to understand the needs to build capacity for better implementation of CITES in Central America and the Dominican Republic. TRAFFIC North America.

Wildlife species protected by law in Viet Nam (PDF, 156 KB) 5pp. Published by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia - Greater Mekong Programme. A simple table of wildlife species commonly found in trade in Viet Nam despite being protected by Vietnamese law.

Wildlife trade in the Russian Far East: an overview (PDF, 2.4 MB) by Sergey N Lyapustin, Alexey L Vaisman and Pavel V Fomenko (2007). 107 pp. (Russian with English summary). Published by TRAFFIC Europe. An examination of the reasons for illicit trade in wild plants and animals in the Far East of Russia, analysing the activities of law enforcement and environmental authorities relating to identification and prevention of this trade, and evaluating the efficacy of measures taken between 1999 and 2006.

A Review of the European Union’s Import Policies for Hunting Trophies (2.8 MB) by Amelie Knapp. (December 2007). 78pp. ISBN 978 2 930490 02 1. This report aims to provide an assessment of the EU’s trade in hunting trophies, noting trends, quantity, origin and destination of trophies imported into the EU through analysis of CITES trade data for the years 2000 to 2004. Published by: TRAFFIC Europe.

Wildlife Trade in Central and Eastern Europe: A Review of CITES Implementation in 15 Countries(1.6 MB)Katalin Kecse-Nagy, Dorottya Papp, Amelie Knapp and Stephanie von Meibom. (2006). 126pp. ISBN 2 960050 53 3 (ISBN 978 2 960050 53 0).Published by: TRAFFIC Europe–Central Eastern Project Office. This report presents an overview of wildlife-trade related issues in Central and Eastern Europe, including an analysis of the region’s role in global trade in wild animals and plants with a particular focus on species groups that are native to the region and listed in the Appendices of CITES.

Expanding Borders: New Challenges for Wildlife Trade Controls in the European Union (740 KB)Stephanie Theile, Attila Steiner, Katalin Kecse-Nagy. (April 2004). 29pp. The enlargement of the EU in May 2004 will shift the Union’s external borders further east, placing the 10 newest Member States on the frontline for controlling imports of regulated wildlife to the EU. This report raises concerns about the Lack of co-ordination and co-operation among the relevant enforcement agencies involved in controlling wildlife trade at EU level.

Publicity Initiative for Wildlife Trade Controls in the EU – Targeting Stakeholders (WARNING: scanned PDF 17 MB) Edited by: Karin Berkhoudt. (September 2002). 163pp. A study conducted by TRAFFIC, covering the period from 1990 to 1994, provided information on the characteristics of the EU market for CITES-listed plant and animal species. The EU was the world’s largest importer of live parrots, importing 1,823,140 specimens during this period (44% of the global trade). Published by: TRAFFIC Europe.

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Enforcing Wildlife Trade Controls in the Russian Far East and North East Asia. June 2000. 97pp.(Available in English and Russian). Workshop, 15 - 19 November 1999, Vladivostok, Russia. Published by: TRAFFIC Europe - Russia.

Making CITES Work: Examples of Effective Implementation and Enforcement (659 KB)by Crawford C. Allan. (June 1997). 16pp. This report presents examples of the positive moves that have been made by both governments and agencies to improve implementation and enforcement of the Convention and associated national laws and regulations. The reports aims to encourage others to take these positive initiatives and adapt them to their own circumstances to allow the growth of strong national, regional or issue-specific activities and processes.

Proceedings of the Seminar on International Trade in Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora 1995 (English and Korean edition)A seminar organized by TRAFFIC East Asia with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea. 9 March 1995, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Published by: TRAFFIC East Asia.

The Control of Wildlife Trade in Greece Edited by: T De Meulenaer, Julie Gray. (July 1992). 37pp. ISBN 0 94761 384 6 (ISBN 978 0 94761 384 6). This report documents the findings of a survey of wildlife trade prior to the country's ratification of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), but when the country was already bound by its membership in the European Community to enforce the EC CITES regulation. Species in Danger series.

Trade in Plants and Animals: Law and Practice. Report no.7.Drs. Hans Brouwer. (1990). 58pp. (Dutch edition). Workshop, implementation and enforcement of the Washington Convention (CITES) in the Netherlands.